they might not have had in the places they left. For some people these new freedoms are the ultimate goal‚ they want to live free‚ live comfortably‚ and love family. Some see America as the land of opportunity‚ they want to make it rich beyond their wildest dreams. They wants the cars‚ homes‚ vacations‚ and objects that the rich and famous have on TV. Neither one of these ideals are bad or wrong‚ because the ”American Dream” is a very broad term. It is not a specific goal‚ but rather the fight to become
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While she sat in the dentist’s seat‚ I could feel my mom’s resentment towards me building as the dentist proclaimed that she needed her remaining teeth removed. To my mom‚ life is one big humiliation. She had an incredibly bright future at my age‚ being accepted to study environmental engineering in California. But she gave it all up to raise three daughters while my dad chased a career on Long Island. She resents him for dragging her to New York and then leaving the country for ten years when he
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never been an issue of inappropriateness. Those who were less eccentric when it came to expressing their exterior image stayed with the "acceptable" red tones. Now that blue nail polish is the latest manicurean craze‚ both the tamest and the wildest adolescents together are donning the shade. When asked why they choose to wear this latest cerulean shade of nail polish‚ many give back similar responses such as: "It looks cool"; "If I wore red I would just feel like another ordinary person‚ but
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"My Pursuits of visiting Germany" Germany and the Philippines have a century-old relationship of friendship‚ mainly due to our national hero’s travel to this country. According to Philippine history books and accounts of German chroniclers particularly Ferdinand Blumentrit‚ Jose Rizal‚ the Great Malayan‚ equaled to Mahatma Gandhi traveled intensively to Germany from February 8‚ 1886 to May 31‚ 1887‚ particularly to Heidelberg and Wilhelmsfeld to further his studies on optometry. In Heidelberg
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for ruin‚ I should not be afraid to speak out plainly‚” (Antigone‚ scene 1‚24-26) When talking to his lawbreaking‚ niece Antigone‚ who buries her traitor brother‚ he says: “The inflexible heart breaks first‚ the toughest iron cracks first‚ and the wildest horses bend with their necks at the pull of the smallest curb” (scene 2‚ 76-79) Unlike Antigone‚ Creon detects his fixable flaws before its too late and wants to change: “It is hard to deny the heart! But I will do it; I will not fight with destiny
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connections. He left Harvard after his sophomore year to concentrate on the site‚ the user base of which has grown to more than 250 million people‚ making Zuckerberg a billionaire before the age of thirty. He achieved wealth above and beyond his wildest dreams and has a organization that has made itself the biggest Internet IPO in history and is still to
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“The Devil and Tom Walker” was an Early Romanticism written by Washington Irving. Irving was a reluctant lawyer who preferred writing and is now mostly known for “The Legend of Sleepy Hallow”. Irving was the first American to achieve international reputation. In 1815 Irving traveled through Europe‚ remaining there for 17 years. Although when “The Devil and Tom Walker” was first published in 1824 it was not well received and even caused Irving to stop writing fiction all together‚ today it is considered
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As the human race we stand strong as individuals‚ together‚ and for survival. In most recent events my team and I have been tested to the fullest max of survival for the fittest and have been forced to make strong decisions that test our minds‚ morality‚ values‚ and ethics as a human being. We are trapped in a fallout shelter and it is not safe for us to leave. Therefore‚ we are trapped in this shelter for at least six months. Luckily‚ we do have enough food‚ water‚ and other facilities to help our
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Scott-Fitzgerald’s composition sets for an enjoyable leisure. “The wildest parties and bad behavior among the rich and famous today have nothing… depicted in the Great Gatsby” (Donahue‚ “Five reasons ‘Gatsby’ is the great American novel”). Fitzgerald’s language is pristine. It could be argued he “makes phrases complicated
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Many of my peer’s excursions will start when they head to college or withdraw from their parent’s house; My journey started when I went through Stem-Cell Transplant for Sickle cell disease. Never would I have thought that I would be writing my college essay in a hospital bed‚ Sitting in the same room that ruined me just to relieve me of the crippling demon that followed me since birth. Overwhelming emotions held my heart hostage for seven months‚ but today they finally get released. Despite having
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